Netflix has confirmed it’s partnering with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson to provide a documentary sequence on Sean “Diddy” Combs that may deal with the latest costs dealing with the music mogul, includeing intercourse trafficking and racketeering, together with a number of allegations of sexual assault and violent abusive conduct.
As Deadline beforehand reported, Jackson mentioned in Might that Netflix had “gained the bidding rights” to the challenge. Netflix confirms it commissioned the challenge earlier this 12 months. Manufacturing continues to be ongoing, with a sequence premiere date to be decided.
Alexandra Stapleton will direct and government produce the sequence through her Home of Nonfiction manufacturing firm. Jackson will government produce through his G-Unit Movie & Tv.
“This can be a story with vital human impression,,” mentioned Stapleton and Jackson in a joint assertion. “It’s a advanced narrative spanning many years, not simply the headlines or clips seen up to now. We stay steadfast in our dedication to present a voice to the unvoiced and to current genuine and nuanced views. Whereas the allegations are disturbing, we urge all to do not forget that Sean Combs’s story isn’t the complete story of hip hop and its tradition. We intention to make sure that particular person actions don’t overshadow the tradition’s broader contributions.”
Combs is at present being held with out bail at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Middle, the one federal jail facility within the 5 boroughs.
The previous music mogul was simply named Tuesday, Sept. 23, in a civil lawsuit filed by Thalia Graves, accusing him of extreme sexual assault at his New York recording studio in 2001, after which promoting a video of the assault.
Graves is the 11th individual up to now to publicly declare that Combs sexually assaulted them.
One other Combs docuseries is within the works at Investigation Discovery from Quiet On Set: The Darkish Aspect Of Children TV producer Maxine Productions. That docuseries is slated to premiere in 2025.
